Being a bachelor has its perks. It also has its downside. Just ask Derek Bettencourt. Standing on stage and being auctioned off in the name of charity is awkward AF⦠until his business partnerās younger sister wins him for the weekend. Heās all hers to do with as she pleases and he canāt say heās unhappy with the prospect. Especially since she saved him from an ex-fiancĆ©e determined to get her claws into him again. Jessica Cavanaugh never intended to bid on the man sheās had a lifetime crush on. But her spur-of-the-moment decision gives her a chance to exact a bit of playful payback, for old timeās sake. And Derek is all too happy to indulge Jessica's whims. What starts as a fun, flirty, game, with Derek acting as her personal handyman, quickly turns into a steamy and forbidden weekend. Lines are crossed that they never intended and emotions unravel their playful facades. Afterward, he canāt get the gorgeous, full-figured woman out of his head and heās determined to make her his. But how can they concentrate on a future when someone is threatened by their relationship and will do anything to come between them? * A Dare Crossover novel featuring Derek Bettencourt from Carly Phillipsā novel, Just One Taste.
Being a bachelor has its perks. It also has its downside. Just ask Derek Bettencourt. Standing on stage and being auctioned off in the name of charity is awkward AF⦠until his business partnerās younger sister wins him for the weekend. Heās all hers to do with as she pleases and he canāt say heās unhappy with the prospect. Especially since she saved him from an ex-fiancĆ©e determined to get her claws into him again. Jessica Cavanaugh never intended to bid on the man sheās had a lifetime crush on. But her spur-of-the-moment decision gives her a chance to exact a bit of playful payback, for old timeās sake. And Derek is all too happy to indulge Jessica's whims. What starts as a fun, flirty, game, with Derek acting as her personal handyman, quickly turns into a steamy and forbidden weekend. Lines are crossed that they never intended and emotions unravel their playful facades. Afterward, he canāt get the gorgeous, full-figured woman out of his head and heās determined to make her his. But how can they concentrate on a future when someone is threatened by their relationship and will do anything to come between them? * A Dare Crossover novel featuring Derek Bettencourt from Carly Phillipsā novel, Just One Taste.